2
There
they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that
sat at the table with him.

3
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of
spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet
with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

(12:3-8)
Mary wastes expensive ointment on Jesus' feet, rather than selling
the ointment and giving the money to the poor. But Jesus thinks his
feet are more important, saying that poor people will always be
around, but he and his precious feet won't be. (According to the
New Oxford Annotated Bible, 300 denarii would be nearly a year's
wage for a laborer.)

You cannot let people spend their own money, can you?
That should be centrally controlled, because they might spend it on
the wrong things!
But perhaps the author of the SAB should have a good look at who was
so concerned about the poor: it was Judas
Iscariot (verse 4). And why?

This he said, not that he cared
for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was
put therein.

That happens often today as well. The people who care for the poor
seem to do rather well out of it. And after all that helping, the poor
remain just as poor.

4
Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son,
which should betray him,

5
Why was not this ointment sold for three
hundred pence, and given to the poor?

6
This he said, not that he cared
for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was
put therein.

7
Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my
burying hath she kept this.

8
For the poor always ye have with
you; but me ye have not always.

9
Much people of the Jews therefore
knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they
might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

10
But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to
death;

11
Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and
believed on Jesus.

12
On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13
Took branches of palm trees,
and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King
of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

14
And Jesus, when he had
found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

(12:14-15) "As it is written"
This verse claims that Jesus fulfils the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9. But this cannot be since the
person referred to in Zechariah (see verses 10-13) was both a military leader and the
king of an earthly kingdom.

16
These things
understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then
remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they
had done these things unto him.

17
The people therefore that was with him
when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare
record.

18
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard
that he had done this miracle.

19
The Pharisees therefore said among
themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone
after him.

20
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the
feast:

21
The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of
Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

22
Philip
cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

23
And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of
man should be glorified.

24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except
a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it
die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

25
He that loveth his life
shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto
life eternal.

"He that
loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this
world shall keep it."
You must hate your life in order to keep it. (If you love your
life, you'll go to hell after you die.)

I wonder why the author of the SAB doesn't mention his
“what
must you do to be saved” list. Doesn't this text clearly
say you have to hate your life? And we also have the text
“love thy
neighbor as thyself (Luke 10:27)”, so a clear contradiction as
well!
But perhaps not. Jesus subject is here that sometimes people might
have to die for their faith. Christians shouldn't value life more than
standing firm even in the face of persecution. And if we die for
Christ's sake, the world might think they have won, but they have
not.

26
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where
I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will
my Father honour.

27
Now is my soul troubled; and what
shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto
this hour.

The last three quotes are on the night of the passover, in the garden
of Gethsemane. The quote found in this verse is four days before the
passover. In all Jesus acknowledges that his suffering was beyond what
a human could endure. We must realise that Jesus was fully human, as much as we are. But he immediately acknowledges that God's will be done, and Jesus came to do God's will. chapter 6:38:

For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the
will of him that sent me.

So I do not see the contradiction here, just the same thing said in slightly different words.

28
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a
voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will
glorify it again.

29
The people therefore, that stood by, and
heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

30
Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for
your sakes.

31
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the
prince of this world be cast out.

If we compare the verses the author of the SAB has
listed, we will see that God is never called the prince of this world,
only Satan is. Also Satan is never called Lord, only God is. It is
already clear that the author of the SAB compares apples and oranges
here, because as long as the king lives, a prince is not called
king, if we would just be talking about a human kingdom.
But a prince could still be called an heir, if his father is king. On
the other hand, we also know of people who have the title of prince,
but who will never be king. For example Holland had the prince of
Orange, which wasn't simply a precursor to being a king. As Wikipedia
explains:

In this sense, a ruler of a territory which is sovereign, or
quasi-sovereign, i.e., exercising substantial (though not all)
prerogatives associated with monarchs of independent nations

It is in this sense that we have to take this title. And we have to
realise it is not a given title, but a taken title. As John Gill explains:

and is so called, not because he has any legal power and
authority over the world; but because he has usurped a dominion over
it, and has great power and efficacy in the hearts of the children of
disobedience, who yield a voluntary subjection to him, as if he was
their proper lord and sovereign

32
And I, if I be lifted up from
the earth, will draw all men unto me.

33
This he said,
signifying what death he should die.

34
The people answered him, We have
heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou,
The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

35
Then
Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk
while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in
darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

36
While ye have light,
believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things
spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

37
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed
not on him:

38
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled,
which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm
of the Lord been revealed?

39
Therefore they could not believe, because
that Esaias said again,

40
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their
heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with
their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

We have to distinguish between the time of grace, and
the time of punishment. As Peter says (2 Pet. 3:9): “not willing that any
should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” But
there is a time of judgment as well. For most it will begin after
this life. For those who have heard the gospel, and willfully rejected
it, that judgment can begin in this life. The blindness here is God's
judgment upon those who have used religion to advance their own gain,
and rejected religion as God defines it. This blindness is a curse,
because of what they have done.

41
These
things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

42
Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but
because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should
be put out of the synagogue:

43
For they loved the praise of men more than
the praise of God.

44
Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me,
but on him that sent me.

45
And he that seeth me seeth him that
sent me.

46
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever
believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

47
And if any man
hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the
world, but to save the world.

Jesus mentions here the reason why he came to this
world. The topic is his first coming. Jesus will come a second time,
but then as judge, verse 48. See also chapter 5:22.

48
He that rejecteth me, and
receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have
spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

(12:48)
"He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that
judgeth him."
If you don't believe in Jesus you are going to hell.

No, you're going to hell because of your sins! Jesus
Christ is the means of escape, whereby God's righteous demands for
your punishment are satisfied. And that satisfaction is freely offered
to you. Those who reject this offer will have their words and actions
testify against them. They have made God a liar, denying that Jesus
Christ was God's Son and denying their need of him, despite God
solemnly proclaiming these things in his own word.

49
For I have
not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment,
what I should say, and what I should speak.

50
And I know that his
commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the
Father said unto me, so I speak.